| Rank |
|
Cellular subscriber 1 |
Mobile revenue 2 |
| 98 |
97 |
Operator (Country) |
1998
(000s) |
|
CAGR
(97-98) |
1998
(US$ m) |
|
CAGR
(97-98) |
% of total |
| 1 |
1 |
NTT DoCoMo (Japan) 3 |
25'245 |
|
26.9% |
26'163 |
|
18.7% |
100% |
| 2 |
2 |
China Telecom (China) |
23'570 |
|
78.2% |
7'956 |
|
40.8% |
29% |
| 3 |
3 |
TIM (Italy) |
14'299 |
|
54.1% |
7'169 |
|
25.8% |
100% |
| 4 |
4 |
AirTouch (United States) |
7'915 |
|
18.4% |
4'028 |
|
12.4% |
53% |
| 5 |
5 |
AT&T (United States) |
7'198 |
|
20.0% |
5'406 |
|
15.8% |
10% |
| 6 |
6 |
SBC (United States) |
6'851 |
|
15.1% |
4'185 |
|
13.2% |
15% |
| 7 |
7 |
Bell Atlantic (United States) |
6'623 |
|
19.6% |
3'719 |
|
16.4% |
12% |
| 8 |
22 |
Omnitel (Italy) |
6'190 |
|
151.6% |
2'792 |
|
152.5% |
100% |
| 9 |
9 |
SK Telecom (Korea (Rep.)) |
5'966 |
|
30.5% |
2'559 |
|
0.9% |
100% |
| 10 |
14 |
Mannesmann (Germany) |
5'900 |
|
66.6% |
4'371 |
|
30.6% |
80% |
| 11 |
13 |
Deutsche Telecom (Germany) |
5'800 |
|
54.6% |
3'586 |
|
20.3% |
9% |
| 12 |
8 |
DDI (Japan) 3 |
5'604 |
|
11.9% |
6'953 |
* |
26.1% |
78% |
| 13 |
16 |
Vodafone (United Kingdom) 3 |
5'570 |
|
63.8% |
3'365 |
|
17.8% |
62% |
| 14 |
20 |
France Télécom (France) |
5'450 |
|
81.7% |
3'116 |
|
2.6% |
11% |
| 15 |
17 |
Telefónica (Spain) |
4'894 |
|
53.6% |
3'282 |
|
28.9% |
16% |
| 16 |
10 |
GTE (United States) |
4'817 |
|
7.4% |
3'070 |
|
5.1% |
12% |
| 17 |
11 |
BellSouth (United States) |
4'796 |
|
14.4% |
4'792 |
|
34.8% |
21% |
| 18 |
19 |
Cellnet (United Kingdom) 3 |
4'522 |
|
47.0% |
2'307 |
|
22.0% |
100% |
| 19 |
23 |
SFR (France) |
4'201 |
|
90.5% |
3'113 |
|
65.1% |
100% |
| 20 |
15 |
ALLTEL (United States) |
4'009 |
|
13.8% |
2'137 |
|
16.2% |
41% |
| |
Top 20 |
159'420 |
|
41.1% |
104'069 |
|
22.9% |
29% |
Note: 1 Equity-based domestic subscribers. 2 Domestic wireless revenue. 3 Financial year beginning 1 April. * Refers to previous year.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, PTO Database. © ITU, 1999.
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